ezekiel honig のﾚｰﾍﾞﾙ anticipate のﾆｭｰﾘﾘｰｽは､ｶﾅﾀﾞ人ｱｰﾃｨｽﾄ mark templeton のﾆｭｰｱﾙﾊﾞﾑ｡数ヶ月前に aA.Munson の映像とのｺﾗﾎﾞﾚｰｼｮﾝDVD＋CDをﾘﾘｰｽしていましたが､本作『inland』はそのｺﾗﾎﾞ作よりも前に制作が開始されていました｡ﾊﾞﾝｼﾞｮｰやｷﾞﾀｰなど､弦楽器のつま弾きの温かなﾒﾛﾃﾞｨｰや､ﾌｨｰﾙﾄﾞﾚｺｰﾃﾞｨﾝｸﾞ､ｴﾌｪｸﾄ､そして優しげな本人の歌声などを､まるで水彩画を描くように淡く重ね合わせた､美しくﾒﾗﾝｺﾘｯｸなｴﾚｸﾄﾛ･ｱｺｰｽﾃｨｯｸ作品｡本作はｶﾅﾀﾞのｴﾄﾞﾓﾝﾄﾝという郊外の都市で制作が開始され､その後引っ越し先のﾓﾝﾄﾘｵｰﾙで完成させたというもの｡この都会への引っ越しという過程は､友人や家族から遠く離れるという寂しさに加え､新しい土地での疎外感を生み出します｡特にこの経験がｺﾝｾﾌﾟﾄとして設けられている訳ではないのですが､非常にﾃﾞﾘｹｰﾄで内省的な雰囲気のｻｳﾝﾄﾞが､その寂しさや疎外感を物語っているようにも聴こえます｡
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This is the second full-length release by Canadian experimental electronic artist, Mark Templeton. The follow-up to 2007's acclaimed Standing On A Hummingbird (ANTICIP 001CD), Inland continues his humble electro-acoustic balancing act, using stringed instruments, drums, field recordings and his own voice with sensitive, effective processing, while playing with stillness and rhythm, visible, warm melodies and smeared, distorted meanderings. One hears the clear plucking of the guitar and banjo at times, and at others, a thick wall of texture. Beginning work in geographically-remote Edmonton, Alberta, Templeton continued and eventually finished the material after moving to the urban center of Montreal, which, in the usual paradox of urban centers, imposed the solitary remoteness of being away from friends and family while crowded in an isolating environment. The placement is still outdoors, but with a sense of borders rather than an endless plain. Working within these confines has yielded Templeton's most abundant work to date, a modern experimental campfire music which retains a subtle folkiness while acknowledging that this campout is only a five-minute ride from the comforts and technology of the big city and its big machines. Templeton makes extensive use of his voice as a melodic sound source, never uttering a word, but using the human sound as a layer which pulls you in and makes the most of its inherent gravity. Just as the voice sings out and is then quickly distanced and obscured, the song-like-structure of these pieces takes shape and then dissipates, leaving the shadows of guitar, banjo, voice, percussion and field recording elements. Since his solo debut, Templeton has developed a more fully-realized version of his sound, bathing it in a similar haze, but in a less handled, edited manner. By stepping back just a bit, and giving the sounds some more air, he has forged a stronger identity and found a place on a tightrope between electronic processing, folk-ambient music and an instrumental practice which doesn't sacrifice anything.
Track Listing:
Disc 1
01. At Your Feet 03:50
02. Oak 04:12
03. Their Light Reflected 04:06
04. Please Take Me 04:12
05. Sleep In Front Of 05:14
06. West Of Fabric Pt. 1 04:35
07. West Of Fabric Pt. 2 01:14
08. Under 03:51
09. Even You Can Tell 02:45
10. Seam 05:32
11. Beginnings 03:04
- This is the second full-length release by Canadian experimental electronic artist, Mark Templeton.
- Templeton's previous solo release, Standing On A Hummingbird (ANTICIP 001CD) received much critical-acclaim and was on many top 10 lists for 2007.
- Builds on press/promotion of Acre Loss (CD/DVD release with aA. Munson).
- Templeton to embark on a Northeast USA tour in May.
- Vinyl EP release with 3 tracks from the album and 3 exclusive tracks will be out soon after the CD.
- "Templeton manages to create a record that follows feverish dream logic, with colours that brighten and suddenly fade, and details that transfigure without altering their basic character." --Exclaim!
